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Bottle to the head in the City of Red

10/30/08

Well go ph-igure. as I predicted Phillie got a little rowdy last night. The best/worst story I heard is about the Ray’s fan who climbed up a traffic lightpole and was knocked off by an “absolut” ly perfectly thrown vodka bottle .

Tossed by a drunk Phillies fan..I assume.

That F’n brutal man. Way over the top. I mean they stop selling alcohol in the 7th right? How drunk can you get in one inning?

The guy gets tagged with the bottle, loses his balance, hangs there suspended for a bit, then just drops to the ground. Hope he’s ok.

That will be one hell of a story he’ll be telling if he can get back to Florida.

I thought Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel speech after the game was really heartfelt. You could feel his emotion as he spoke each word.

Here is what Charlie had to say:

“I always thought we could win the World Series. I knew we could beat anybody in our league. I look at what I see in our guys, I see chemistry and attitude and our makeup and how much we like to play and how much the Philadelphia fans back us, I know we can win the World Series.

“This is for Philadelphia. This is for our fans. I look around here and who’s the world champions? I thank you.”

Classy guy, and he’s right.

I respect the hell out of sober Phillie fans. They understand hard times, and are stronger fans for it.

Say what you want, the “City of brotherly love” doesn’t always love a brotha.

Glad I wasn’t walking downtown with a Rays jersey on last night.

As for the Tampa Bay Rays?

Almost there. I have a feeling that team will stay pretty much intact next season. If it works, don’t mess with it right?

Might I suggest a new hairstyle?

Go with a mullet. I know of a guy they can get styling tips from who is way ahead of the curve.

I think the World Series was decided by the pitchers.

In a nutshell, everyone thought that the Rays bullpen had the better talent, and in the end the Phillies bullpen just out pitched them…D

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